The main current treatment for giant cell arteritis includes the daily use of glucocorticoids, especially prednisone. Unfortunately, glucocorticoids can impact patients with serious side effects such as weight gain, diabetes, osteoporosis, high blood pressure, and infections. In addition to measuring…
Slide Presentation: Precision Measurement of Neurocognitive Health Based on Ocular Digital Phenotyping
A new study addressing this mechanism, titled, "Bmal1 Regulates Vascular Calcification via Noncanonical Circadian Pathway- Brief Report", led by Ming He, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor in the UAB... AtherosclerosisVascular calcification is a major contributor to cardiovascular mortality in diabetes and is…
FDA data illustrate patients’ experiences with visual and clarity issues with IOLs, according to a retrospective observational analysis published in Journal of Refractive Surgery. Idan Hecht, MD, of the department of ophthalmology at Mayo Clinic, and colleagues explored data from…
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States. Though ASCVD is largely preventable, effective prevention requires an assessment of... Accurately assessing ASCVD risk in distinct Asian and Hispanic subgroups By…
A tiny implant provides a groundbreaking treatment for macular telangiectasia A new surgical implant tested in Boston is giving hope to patients with macular telangiectasia, or MacTel, a rare eye disease that impairs central vision and makes it difficult to…
Drs. George A. Williams and Amer F. Alsoudi manage a tricky eye where the patient has reasonable vision but extensive proliferative retinopathy disease. Financial Disclosures: Dr. George Williams discloses financial relationships with Long Bridge Medical and Retinova (Consultant/Advisor, Stock Options - Public…
Abstract: Characterizing cell identity in complex tissues such as the human retina is essential for studying its development and disease. While retinal organoids derived from pluripotent stem cells... Comprehensive Characterisation of Fetal and Mature Retinal Cell Identity to Assess the…
Slide Presentation: Increasingly Complex ACS Patients: Culprit Only, Complete Percutaneous Revascularization or CABG?
Slide Presentation: Optimally Achieving Complete Revascularization: Role of Angiography and Physiology
Eye care and eye exams, LASIK and cataract surgery, optometrists and ophthalmologists, and preventing blindness.
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